Debbi Fields: Mrs. Fields founder - Chapter 1 - Cookie Entrepreneur

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A biography for young readers introduces Debbi Fields, the real entrepreneur behind the well-known Mrs. Fields cookie brand. Chapter 1 opens with a sensory scene at a mall arcade where the smell of fresh-baked cookies leads to a Mrs. Fields sign. The text explains how Fields began her cookie empire in California at age 20 and highlights her role as the namesake founder who guided every cookie to her specifications.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages40

Reading Time1 h 2 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

PALM BEACH COLIBRARY SYSTEM RO096441746Debbi Fields Date:7/26/18 J BIO FIELDSFelix,Rebecca, Debbl Fields9Mrs.Fieldsfounder / PALMBEACH COUNTYLIBRARYSYSTEM3650 SUMMIT BLVD.WESTPALM BEACH,FL 33406 Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2022 with funding fromKahle/Austin Foundation https://archive.org/details/debbifieldsmrsfi0000feli Debbi Fields Mrs.Fuelds Founder Rebecca Felix Checkerboard Library ·An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing.com abdopublishing.com Published by Abdo Publishing,a division of ABDO,PO Box398166,Minneapolis,Minnesota 55439.Copyright o2018 by AbdoConsulting Group,Inc.International copyrights reserved in all countries.No part of this book may be reproduced in any form withoutwritten permission from the publisher.Checkerboard LibraryTM is a trademark and logo of Abdo Publishing. Printed in the United States of America,North Mankato,Minnesota102017012018 Design:Sarah DeYoung,Mghty Media,Inc. Production:Mighty Media,Inc. Editor:Liz Salzmann Cover Photographs:AP Images;Mighty Media,Inc. Interior Photographs:AP Images,p.17;Ashley Hyibert Photography,p.23;iStockphoto,pp.,5,29(bottom);Ron RiestererPhotography,pp.9,28(top);Shutterstock,pp.13,19,21,25,28(bottom);Yearbook Library,pp.7,11,15,29(top)Background Pattern:Shutterstock,cover,pp.3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25,31 Publisher's Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names:Felix,Rebecca,author. Title:Debbi Fields:Mrs.Fields founder/by Rebecca Felix. Other titles:Mrs.Fields founder Description:Minneapolis,Minnesota:Abdo Publishing,2018.I Series:Female foodies l Includes online resources and index. ldentifiers:LCCN 20179440411 ISBN 9781532112683(lib.bdg.)I ISBN 9781532150401(ebook) Subjects:LCSH:Fields,Debra,1956--Juvenile literature.I Businesswomen--United States--Biography-- Juvenile literature.I Cookie industry--Juvenile literature.I Entrepreneurship--Juvenile literature. Classification:DDC 338.76647 [B]--dc23 LC record available at https:/lccn.loc.gov/2017944041 Contents Cookie Entrepreneur4California Childhood6Cookies and Baseball8Work Ethic10New Adventures12From Insult to Idea14Chocolate Chipperyl6Sweet Success18Expansion20Family and Business22Global Growth24New Roles26Timeline28Glossary30Online Resources31Index32 # Chapter 1 Cookie Entrepreneur It's Sunday and you're meeting friends at the mall arcade.You walk through the double doors and toward the soundsof video games.Then another sense takes over.The scentof fresh-baked cookies is in the air.You follow your noseand aren't surprised to see a Mrs.Fields sign.You know thecookies there will indeed be freshly baked.And each warmcookie will be soft,chewy,and super tasty! Mrs.Fields is one of the best-known names in cookies.Itis also a name that belongs to a real person!Debbi Fields isthe baking entrepreneur behind these famous sweet treats.Fields began her cookie empire in California when she wasjust 20 years old.Today,there are more than 700 Mrs.Fields locations in ten countries! Fields is the namesake,founder,and public face behindMrs.Fields.Each cookie in these stores is made exactlyto Fields's specifications.This hands-on boss and bakerdiscovered her cookie making skills at a young age.She hasbeen perfecting them ever since. 33333 Many people have tried to recreate Mrs.Fields cookies at home,but the original is hard to beat! 草莓 # Chapter2 California Childhood Debra Jane Sivyer was born on September 18,1956,inOakland,California.She went by Debbi.Debbi had fourolder sisters,Linda,Mary,Marlene,and Cathy.The Sivyersisters'father was a welder.Their mother took care of thehousehold and children. Debbi's family did not have a lot of money.But Debbisays her mother "could make a dollar stretch forever."Debbi's parents taught their daughters that there was nosense in dreaming or wishing for something.Instead,they believed that you could get what you wanted by working hard. The Sivyers also taught Debbithat family and doin

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Who is Debbi Fields in the book?

Debbi Fields is presented as the real baking entrepreneur behind the Mrs. Fields cookie brand. She is described as the founder and public face whose specifications guide the cookies.

How did Debbi Fields start her cookie business?

The chapter states that Fields began her cookie empire in California when she was just 20 years old. It also notes the brand grew to more than 700 locations in ten countries.

What lessons from her childhood are mentioned in the text?

The document explains that Debbi’s family taught her to work hard instead of dreaming or wishing. It also emphasizes learning to fail and valuing family and what makes her happy over money.

Oct 13, 2026

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